Past FOGL Events
FOGL Spring Membership Meeting April 29, 2011
Date:April 29, 2011 9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Place: Macon State College Learning Support Center
Speaker: Alan Harkness, Assistant State Librarian for Library Development at the Georgia Public Library Service
Lunch Speaker: Lauretta Hannon, author of The Cracker Queen--A Memoir of a Jagged, Joyful Life
Awards Presentation: Presentations of the Fabulous Friends Award and the Best Friend Award.
Fall 2010 Workshops, September 25 & October 30
- Saturday, September 25 at Southwest Chatham Branch of the Live Oak System, with author Tina McElroy Ansa
- Saturday, October 30 at Mary Willis Library, with chef and author Virginia Willis
FOGL Annual Membership meeting on Friday, April 23
Date: Friday, April 23, 2010 9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Place: Coweta County Central Library
Speaker: "Getting What You Need For Your Library" featuring Lynne Bradley Director, Office of Government Relations American Library Association, Washington, DC
It Takes a Village featuring Peter Pearson with Joshilyn Jackson
Location: Smyrna Public Library, 100 Village Green Circle, SE, Smyrna, GA
Date & Time: aturday, November 7, 2009 | 10:00 AM-3:00 PM
Topics: Peter Pearson will share some ways that The Friends of the Saint Paul (MN) Library have kept library funding on the increase when neighboring library systems' budgets have been cut.
2009 Spring Workshop and Annual Meeting featuring Patricia Sprinkle
Location: Lowe's Toyota Meeting Room, 375 S. Houston Lake Road Warner Robins, GA
Date & Time: Friday, April 17, 2009 | 9:00 AM-2:30 PM
Topics: Building a Better Friends Organization, Annual meeting, Election of Board Members, Patricia Sprinkle (Keynote Speaker), Selling your library to the voters
FALL WORKSHOP: Back to Basics -- Starting or Revitalizing Your Friends Group
Date: November 15, 2008
Location: Fayette County Library
Speaker: Susan Schmidt, Past President of Friends of Libraries USA
Topics: Relationships Among Friends, Trustees & Director, Membership and Fundraising, and Public Relations and Advocacy
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Bookstore
FOGL Annual Meeting featuring Terry Kay
April 21, 2008
Brunswick-Glynn County Library
Georgia Library Day
Sponsored by the Georgia Association for Instructional Technology (GAIT), Georgia Library Association (GLA) and the Georgia Library Media Association (GLMA)
February 14, 2008
Georgia State Capitol
Grassroots Advocacy: Shaking the Money Tree
Featuring Stephanie D. Vance, “The Advocacy Guru”
Advocacy Associates, LLC
November 16, 2007
Decatur Library Auditorium
Antique Books Road Show
Featuring Alek Ansley, General Manager of JudyBug’s Books
April 20, 2007
Columbus Public Library
Libraries Can't Live on Love Alone
Featuring Sally Gardner Reed, Executive Director of FOLUSA
November 17, 2006
Decatur Library Auditorium
